[He pauses, waiting for Sasuke to speak up. When nothing comes, he thinks he gets it which is why he takes a deep breath before saying what it is he's been thinking about for what feels like days.]

I never wanted to-- do any of that before that magic stuff happened. I get it, you're mad... I would'a been mad, too. It's just, y'know. All the stuff that happened back home, the stuff with Karui, I never wanted to hurt anyone. 'Specially not you.